Tony Jones
Product Design | Scaling CIAM platforms (AI Auth, Protocols, Security, FGA) | Core Product Design Contributor to Auth0’s $6.5B Acquisition
- Role
- Manager, Product Design (Emerging Products) at Okta
- Location
- Albany, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tony Jones
Product Design Leader specializing in identity security and emerging authentication systems. One of Auth0’s earliest U.S. design hires, shaping core products that scaled to its $6.5B acquisition. Today, leading the design org for Okta’s Emerging Products pillar (140 people), spanning AI-native identity, fine-grained authorization, and next-generation security. Experienced in unifying developer, end-user, and API experiences at enterprise scale. Key Milestones Obamacare Marketplace — Built healthcare platform for millions of users AI/ML Startup Lead UX Engineer — employee #3 at one of the earliest AI/ML startups Early Auth0 — designed authentication and developer experiences that scaled the business from $99M ARR to $6.5B Acquisition. Okta — now directing a team of designers across 16 product teams (160 people) delivering high-visibility initiatives at enterprise scale.
Experience
Manager, Product Design (Emerging Products)
Jun 2025 — Present
Leading product design for Okta’s Emerging Products pillar, spanning 13 product teams across Authorization, AI/ML, Identity Security, AI Ecosystem, and Core Identity.Teams:Authorization - FGA Core, Indexer, Dashboard & ToolingAI Products - Developer Portal, AI Auth, AI/ML, AI Frameworks & Services, ML Modeling, ML Infrastructure, Generative AIIdentity Security - End User Protection, Tenant Protection, InsightsHighlights:Driving 0→1 product design initiatives that expand Okta’s platform into new AI use casesShaping cohesive platform patterns that unify end user, developer, and API experiencesPartnering with product, engineering, and GTM to deliver high-visibility, enterprise-scale launches
Education
Latham Christian Academy
High School Diploma
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS), Cybersecurity
Siena University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Minor: Business
Skills
- Junit
- Wai-Aria
- Css
- Jsp
- Ajax
- Struts
- J2ee
- Db2
- Spring
- Agile Methodologies
- Jquery
- Web Applications
- Visual Design
- Mobile Applications
- Php
- Usability Testing
- Interaction Design
- Java Enterprise Edition
- Scrum
- Ruby on Rails
- Html
- Java
- Ruby
- C#
- Accessibility
- Web Analytics
- User Experience
- Wireframes
- Microsoft Office
- Angularjs
- Javascript
- Section 508
- Jmock
- User Interface Design
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